Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-01	Naples	Fl	THE ROOFING BROTHERS OF NAPLES CORP.	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was changing his work position while installing roof panels when he slipped and fell 20 feet to the ground, resulting in a fractured left wrist.
2021-10-12	Naples	Fl	Aline Automotive Inc	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a cement block in a parking lot. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-10-08	Naples	Fl	C&E Love Inc.	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell while walking around a car, resulting in a sprained ankle.
2021-09-30	Naples	Fl	Mitchell & Stark Construction Co., Inc.	Foot (feet)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was seated on a loader platform when the loader hit a bump and the employee fell to the ground. One of the loader's wheels then ran over the employee's right foot, resulting in a foot fracture.
2021-09-29	Naples	Fl	Sprinklermatic Fire Protection Systems, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was installing an overhead groove coupling while on the fourth rung of a 6-foot step ladder when he fell off the ladder onto a 6-inch piece of pipe that was on the ground, resulting in broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2021-09-23	Naples	Fl	London Bay Homes	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was working on an extension ladder when he slipped and fell 7 feet to the ground, resulting in a broken right ankle.
2021-08-09	Naples	Fl	KURTZ HOMES NAPLES, LLC	Skull	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell off a 4-foot step ladder. His head hit a doorway during the fall, and he suffered skull fractures.
2021-07-30	Naples	Fl	Comcast Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee became dizzy while standing on a ladder, working on a communication line. The employee was hospitalized, suffering from heat exhaustion.
2021-07-14	Naples	Fl	RIZZO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE, INC	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting laminated flooring with a portable table saw and amputated the tip of his left thumb.
2021-06-05	Naples	Fl	Associated Contracting Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting a piece of wood with a hand saw. The saw cut his right thumb.
2021-05-28	Naples	Fl	Habitat For Humanity	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
While carrying two lamps, an employee tripped on the corner of a nightstand and fell, fracturing his hip.
2021-05-25	Naples	Fl	Pelican Marsh Community Development District	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was mowing a grass area along a lake when the lawn mover flipped over and the employee was trapped underwater for 4-5 minutes. The employee was hospitalized for a near-drowning and chemical burns to his lungs from inhaling water/fuel.
2021-05-10	Naples	Fl	Doria's Landscaping Inc	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was on lunch break sitting on the grass near the driveway at a job site when a truck ran over both of the employee's legs and fractured them.
2021-03-30	Naples	Fl	NORSEMEN LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning after painting outside.
2021-03-11	Naples	Fl	Fallsafe Solutions, LLC.	Head	Other fall to lower level
An employee was descending from stairs when they slipped and fell, resulting in a head lesion.
2021-03-01	Naples	Fl	Colonial Roofing, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell onto a roof deck and suffered a possible hernia.
2021-01-07	Naples	Fl	J L 23 Pressure Cleaning Services Inc.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was pressure cleaning while standing on a roof when they slipped and fell to the ground, resulting in a broken ankle.
2020-09-21	Naples	Fl	Americut of Florida, Inc.	Brain	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was performing demolition work and was pulling on an overhead three-inch vertical PVC pipe. The pipe broke off and struck the employee in the head.
2020-09-05	Naples	Fl	LUCARELLI PLASTERING, INC.	Shoulder(s) and back	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was walking on a scaffold plank when the plank shifted or collapsed, causing the employee to fall 20 feet to the ground. The employee suffered a fractured shoulder and compressed back disks.
2020-09-03	Naples	Fl	Sunniland Corporation	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a flatbed truck and was using a center-mounted conveyor belt. As the employee was loading a cube of foam insulation onto the conveyor belt, the cube rolled back onto the truck. The employee stepped to the side to avoid the cube and fell 52 inches off the truck to the ground. The employee sustained a broken right leg and a bruised right shoulder.
2020-09-01	Naples	Fl	NPC International, Inc.	Scalp	Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising
An employee had dropped a roll of change by the pizza cabinet and bent down to pick it up. While standing back up he struck the back of his head on the bottom edge of an open drawer and sustained a laceration/contusion.
2020-08-31	Naples	Ny	Daedaltech, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting a two-by-four with a powered circular saw. The wood pinched the blade, causing the saw to kick back and amputate the employee's right little fingertip.
2020-08-24	Naples	Fl	Richard & Rice Construction Company, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was operating a portable circular saw. The saw amputated two fingers from his left hand.
2020-08-17	Naples	Fl	Ogden Brothers Construction, Inc	Nonclassifiable	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting a lintel with a chop saw. The saw kicked back and cut him.
2020-07-28	Naples	Florida	Saint Raphael Roofing, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a roof, injuring his ankle and elbow.
2020-07-11	Naples	Florida	Revolution Erecting LLC	Nonclassifiable	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
Two employees were installing pre-cast concrete floor panels. The concrete floor panels collapsed onto the lower floor when the brackets and/or screws that secured the brackets into the wall failed. Both employees were hospitalized with blunt force trauma injuries.
2020-06-24	Naples	Florida	Waste Management, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was pushing garbage into the waste truck when the blade of the hopper amputated his left ring fingertip.
2020-05-20	Naples	Florida	Fabri-Tech Screen Enclosures	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on a ladder in the spa section of an empty pool, installing a screen enclosure. The ladder shifted and he fell into the deep section of the pool, hitting the concrete floor and suffering a broken femur and two broken wrists.
2020-04-08	Naples	Florida	Gulf Western Roofing Inc	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee had been performing roofing activity. While descending from a ladder, the employee lost his footing and fell 5 feet to the ground. He was hospitalized with a twisted ankle.
2020-03-15	Naples	Florida	Quality Enterprises USA, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was entering the cab of a semi-truck when he slipped from the handle and step of the truck. The employee fell backwards and struck his head on the ground. He was unconscious for a few seconds and was bleeding from the nose and ears.
2020-02-25	Naples	Florida	Bob Evans Restaurants LLC	Forehead	Fall on same level due to slipping
While walking down an aisle in the restaurant, an employee slipped, hit her head on a table, and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a forehead laceration.
2020-02-11	Naples	Florida	Publix Supermarket	Pelvis	Fall on same level
An employee fell to the ground while picking up a cracker box, suffering a fractured pelvis.
2020-01-29	Naples	Florida	Bushwood Tree Company LLC	Skull	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was up in a gumbo limbo tree cutting it when the tree base snapped and he fell, hitting and fracturing his head. He was hospitalized.
2020-01-21	Naples	Florida	Andrews Site Work LLC	Face	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting a fire hydrant using a chop saw. The saw's guard struck the employee in the face, lacerating it.
2019-09-18	Naples	Florida	Cougar Contracting, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
While following an excavator, guiding in new material, an employee became disoriented and collapsed due to heat exhaustion. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-09-10	Naples	Florida	Prestiage Gunitet Shortcrete Inc	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was filling a water pump with gas when the gas vapors ignited. The flames contacted the employee, causing first and second degree burns to the employee's hand, arm, face, and stomach.
2019-08-30	Naples	Florida	Comcast Inc.	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was on an extension ladder working on a television cable line when the cable broke, causing him to lose his balance and fall approximately 14 feet to the ground. His wrist was fractured.
2019-08-07	Naples	Florida	Contract Builders, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee working in a residential bathroom fell while climbing or while on top of a 5-foot tall single-stage scaffold. The employee sustained a head injury.
2019-07-31	Naples	Florida	P & S Transportation, LLC	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee delivering building materials fell from the truck to the ground, resulting in a fractured right ankle, a forehead laceration, and an injured wrist requiring hospitalization.
2019-07-10	Naples	Florida	Metro Home Builders, Inc.	Hip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was conducting a grading operation and cutting down a 25-foot tree for new homes to be built. The tree struck the employee and fractured the right hip.
2019-06-05	Naples	Florida	SERVICE WORKS OF FT. LAUDERDALE, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was performing roofing activity using a circular saw and cut his right thumb resulting in an amputation.
2019-06-04	Naples	Florida	Morca Construction Services, Inc.	Forehead	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was on a scaffold performing stucco work at a one-story residence and fell approximately 8 feet striking his forehead on the face of the building. The employee was hospitalized for abrasions to his forehead.
2019-05-21	Naples	Florida	J&R Plaster and Stucco Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee performing plastering activities fell 20 feet from a scaffold and was hospitalized.
2019-04-13	Naples	Florida	Southland Employment Services, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
An employee was stung by a bee while collecting mail from a mailbox. She suffered an allergic reaction and was hospitalized.
2019-02-26	Naples	Florida	Costco Wholesale	Arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was stocking pallets of merchandise in an aisle using a manual pallet jack. He tripped over the pallet jack and fell backwards fracturing his arm.
2018-09-17	Naples	Florida	MCDANIEL CONSTRUCTION,INC.	Hand(s)	Stings and venomous bites
At approximately 1:15 PM, was accommodating an empty bucket to sit on it when a snake bit his left hand, requiring hospitalization.
2018-07-16	Naples	Florida	UPS, Co.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee suffered from heat-related illness while delivering packages, requiring hospitalization.
2018-07-16	Naples	Florida	Houchin Construction Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on a stepladder trimming a tree branch when the branch fell and knocked the ladder over, causing him to fall to the ground. He suffered a head laceration, a fractured collarbone, and fractured ribs.
2018-07-05	Naples	Florida	Nova Engineering and Environmental LLC	Shoulder(s) and arm(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was inspecting roof trusses when he fell through an elevator shaft from the second floor to the first floor. He suffered a head laceration, a dislocated shoulder, and a broken elbow.
2018-06-06	Naples	Florida	AMHERST ROOFING, INC.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was engaged in roofing operations and fell approximately 10 feet to the ground. The employee sustained fractured vertebrae.
2018-04-16	Naples	Florida	SUNSHINE BUILDING GROUP, INC.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was removing plywood from a roof when he fell approximately 12 feet to the ground, breaking his arm and dislocating a vertebral disc. He was hospitalized.
2018-04-10	Naples	Florida	Coastline Tree Services	Arm(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a chain saw when it cut the tendons in his left arm.
2018-04-10	Naples	Florida	Karr Brothers Drywall Inc.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was on a scaffold finishing a ceiling with plaster when a pin came out of the scaffold, causing it to move. The employee lost balance and fell 6 feet to ground level, breaking the right ankle.
2018-04-03	Naples	Florida	Advanced Roofing & Sheet Metal	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was operating a crane and connecting a jib to the main boom when the jib unhooked from the boom, causing it to strike his head and shoulder. He broke his sternum and L-3 vertebra.
2018-02-13	Naples	Florida	Classic Lawns of Collier, Inc.	Forearm(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was cutting branches. He was using a rope to hold the branches. The branch fell and caught the rope fracturing the employee's forearm and lacerating a finger.
2018-02-12	Naples	Florida	Pollo Tropical	Upper extremities	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was lighting the oven and suffered flash burns to the upper extremities.
2018-01-22	Naples	Florida	ROYAL POINCIANA GOLF CLUB, INC.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
An employee was leaving for the day and walking toward the employee exit. She walked through the kitchen and was turning the corner when she fell through an open hatch to a crawl space under the kitchen that was going to be sprayed for bugs. She broke three ribs and bruised her shoulder.
2018-01-12	Naples	Florida	CLASSIC BENTLEY VILLAGE, INC.	Ankle(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle
While driving a golf cart, an employee lost steering ability and crashed into a column, suffering an ankle injury.
2017-09-30	Naples	Florida	American DPP Corporation	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was demonstrating how to install a blue tarp safely when he slipped on the tarp and fell, tearing ligaments in his neck. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2017-09-14	Naples	Florida	Landcare USA L.L.C.	Foot (feet)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting a tree with a chainsaw when the saw became stuck. As he attempted to free the chainsaw, it came loose and lacerated his left foot.
2017-09-01	Naples	Florida	NCH Healthcare	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee suffered an asthmatic reaction and had difficulty breathing after walking by a hallway that was being waxed, requiring hospitalization.
2017-07-28	Naples	Florida	ARELLANO BROTHERS FRAMING COMPANY	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a ladder nailing struts. The employee fell off the ladder and sustained a back injury requiring hospitalization.
2017-07-27	Naples	Florida	United Parcel Service, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was stepping onto the top rung of a steel 3-rung fixed ladder when he slipped and hit his shin resulting in a fractured tibia.
2017-07-19	Naples	Florida	DISCOVERY VILLAGE AT NAPLES LLC	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting vegetables with a chef knife when the blade amputated 1/4-inch of one of his right fingertips (no bone loss).
2017-07-06	Naples	Florida	Pineda Masonry LLC	Brain	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was pouring concrete when concrete blocks began to fall on him. As he attempted to move out of the way, he hit his head on the ground, suffering head injuries that required hospitalization.
2017-05-25	Naples	Florida	AA STUCCO & DRYWALL INC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was framing a soffit using screws and a drill when a screw became lodged in his hand, injuring his left index finger.
2017-05-24	Naples	Florida	COASTAL BEVERAGE, LTD.	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was delivering beer to a convenience store. He was turning a loaded cart to go up a slight ramp when some of the cases of beer fell off the cart and the cart tipped over. The cart and cases of beer struck and broke the employee's leg. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2017-04-20	Naples	Florida	Colonial Roofing, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a ladder and injured his back as he was ascending with a mortar bucket to a single story roof.
2017-04-07	Naples	Florida	Zip Foam, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level
An employee began running to warm up when he fell and broke his left femur.
2017-03-27	Naples	Florida	SW USA Franco LLC	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on a folding ladder painting the overhang of a house when he overreached, lost his balance, and fell to the ground, breaking his arm.
2017-03-24	Naples	Florida	Utopia Farms II, LLC	Leg(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee sat on a backpack that had her personal knife stored inside the exterior pocket, cutting her right leg.
2017-01-26	Naples	Florida	Troon Golf	Knee(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was walking through the kitchen and fell dislocating his femur at the knee that required surgery.
2017-01-02	Naples	Florida	Tire Centers, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using an air impact wrench to tighten lug nuts on the vehicle he was servicing. His glove got caught on the rotating spindle as he was tightening the lug nuts on the vehicle and the employee suffered an open fracture and amputation of his left little fingertip.
2016-10-14	Naples	Idaho	Local Stone Works LLC	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was positioning a rock and smashed his fingertips resulting in an amputation.
2016-09-27	Naples	Florida	Rucos Concrete, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
On 9/27/2016, at approximately 3:44 p.m., an employee was performing foundation concrete forming work when he was struck by lightning and suffered burns, requiring hospitalization.
2016-09-26	Naples	Florida	H Villa Construction Inc.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
While cutting a truss, an employee fell from a second-story roof and sustained a hip fracture.
2016-09-20	Naples	Florida	UTILITY LINES CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC.	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Two employees received second degree burns to the arms, face, and neck while installing a switch on a pole.
2016-09-08	Naples	Florida	CTC Frame & Finish Carpentry Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee severed his left index finger and lacerated his left middle finger.
2016-07-13	Naples	Florida	PERFORMANCE TURF, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was installing sod and began to feel unwell. He was admitted to the hospital and treated for dehydration.
2016-06-11	Naples	Florida	Page Mechanical Group, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was dismantling a crate that was housing a small boiler unit. While his right hand was between the boiler and a board of the crate, the board kicked another part of the crate. The force of the kick caused the board to move and amputate his left ring finger between the board and the boiler.
2016-04-19	Naples	Florida	CONSHOR, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee's hand was caught in a pinch point while raising one of the legs of a cable form, partially amputating the left-hand index finger.
2016-03-14	Naples	Florida	ZAMIA CORPORATION	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was trimming a tree on the property of the company when a tree limb fell on him. He then fell 10 feet and fractured his right shoulder and foot.
2016-02-24	Naples	Florida	RESOURCE PARTNERS SHIPPING, INC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working on a ladder installing lights and fell resulting in a broken wrist and sternum and a collapsed lung.
2016-02-15	Naples	Florida	Greenscapes	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was trimming a palm with a polecat bucket lift. The polecat flipped over with the employee inside and the employee fell about 15 feet.
2016-02-11	Naples	Florida	CLASSIC BENTLEY VILLAGE, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee's right thumb was amputated when it got caught between the door of the linen room.
2016-01-27	Naples	Florida	MAsTec Services Company, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity
An employee was working to replace a lightning arrester( electrical distribution work). When the tool he was using came in proximity to an energized jumper coming from the top of the lightning arrester, an arc flash occurred.
2015-12-06	Naples	Florida	Brookdale Naples	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was cleaning tables when she touched fish juice on a dish. She could not breathe and was hospitalized for a food allergy.
2015-10-30	Naples	Florida	National Roofing of Collier Inc.	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell approximately 9 feet from a roof injuring his lower back.
2015-09-11	Naples	Florida	VI At Bentley Village Inc.	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was walking a dog. The dog lunged forward to chase a lizard and the employee lost balance and fell breaking her left femur.
2015-06-19	Naples	Florida	MASCO ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, INC.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell approximately 3 feet when descending from a 1-tier baker scaffold being used for insulation operations on a residential construction project.
2015-06-03	Naples	Florida	Forge Engineering	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
On or about 6/3/2015, an employee was walking on site carrying equipment for testing. He slipped on gravel and fell while trying to grab the equipment, severing his right thumb.
2015-03-04	Naples	Florida	UNITED MECHANICAL, INC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to other harmful substances
An employee was exposed to steam that contained sodium sulfate, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, and potassium hydroxide while working on an HVAC system in the basement/mechanical room of the hospital.